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Criterion
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
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Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 minHalf day initial, dann laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-72-6Ein Team plus Stakeholder3-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceTeam API DocumentExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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